Fabric Easter Basket and Placemats

Get your table ready for Easter with these baskets and placemats. The baskets can be used for looking for eggs or for favors while the placemats add a pop of color to your table. Use your Baby Lock serger to create these fun and festive projects in no time! Download printable instructions and template.

Materials:

• Madeira Cotona thread to match fabric
• 1 Yard each of two coordinating fabrics
• 2 Pieces 9" x 11" fusible web
• 1 Yard June Taylor fusible batting
• 4 Buttons to coordinate with fabric
• 4 Yards 1/4" ribbon
• 3 Spools of Madeira Rayon thread
• 3 Spools Madeira serger thread
• 3 Spools decorative thread such as Pearl Crown Rayon or Designer 6

Tools:

• Baby Lock Triumph Serger
• Baby Lock Sewing Machine

Steps:

1. Cut and Press (supply amounts given for 2 baskets and 2 placemats)

   1. Cut two 9" x 11" pieces of the two coordinating fabrics.

   2. Cut one 9" x 11" piece of fusible web.

   3. Place fabric pieces wrong sides together with fusible web in between. Press to fuse according to manufacturer's directions 2 pieces of 9" x 11" fabric.

   4. Cut fused fabric into 2 pieces one 9" x 9" and one 9" x 2".

   5. Cut the 1/4" ribbon into four 18" lengths.

2. Serger Set-Up

   1. Use a 6-thread stitch. Set up serger for a 3-thread narrow and a coverstitch using the C-2 and C-3 needles.

   2. You will be threading the needles with the Madeira Cotona thread and the chain loopers with the Madeira rayon.

   3. Set the Stitch Length from 1-1/2 to 2.

   4. Set the Stitch Width to 3.

   5. On the 3-thread narrow overlock using the O-2 needle thread all-purpose thread in the needle. Have the blade in the cutting position and the stitch selector set on "C."

3. Assembly Instructions

   1. Trimming a slight amount serge all four edges of the 9" x 9" square of fabric. The finished size will be approximately 8" x 8".

   2. Serge along the 9" edges of the 9" x 2" piece of fabric. Then serge along the 2" edges. The finished size will be approximately 8" x 1-1/2".

   3. Pin one 18" piece of ribbon along one side of the 8" x 8" square 2" in from edges with ribbon extending 5" off each end. Repeat for the other 3 sides.

   4. Using decorative thread in the chain looper set up serger for a narrow coverstitch using C-2 and C-3 needles.

   5. Sew ribbon side up guiding needles along the edges of the ribbon. Follow these steps for the remaining 3 sides of the square.

   6. Set up sewing machine to make buttonholes. Use Madeira Cotona thread to make buttonholes in the center of the 8" x 1-1/2" piece of fabric one at each end.

   7. Next sew a button on each side of the basket.

   8. Finally tie ribbons in bows at the corners and attach handle by buttoning onto the basket. Your basket is ready to use for treats and goodies.

4. Placemats

   1. Cut 4 pieces of the two coordinating fabrics and 2 of the fusible batting 22" x 15".

   2. Layer the placemat pieces with fabric wrong sides together and batting in between. Fuse according to manufacturer's directions.

   3. Set up the Triumph serger for the narrow coverstitch. Place Madeira Cotona thread in the C-2 and C-3 needles and the Madeira Rayon thread in the chain looper.

   4. Sew a coverstitch following the lines previously marked.

   5. Use a 6-thread stitch. Set up serger for a 3-thread narrow and a coverstitch using the C-2 and C-3 needles.

   6. You will be threading the needles with Madeira Cotona thread and the chain loopers with the Madeira rayon thread.

   7. Serge around all 4 sides place seam sealant on all four corners let dry and trim close to stitching.

   8. On the 3-thread narrow overlock using the O-2 needle thread all-purpose thread in the needle. Have the blade in the cutting position and the stitch selector set on "C".